After doing the lesson on asking good questions in my new book, I added a new “twist” at the end asking students to make a poster starting with “Asking good questions is important because….” It was a nice little summarization and reflective activity. Responses included:

Asking good questions is important because it will make you look smarter when you interview for a job.

Asking good questions is important because it will help you learn more information.

Asking good questions is important because they can either make you think about what you said or make you go after what you want.

Asking good questions is important because it will make your date want to go out with you again.

My Second Book On Student Motivation!

My Second Book On Teaching ELLs

My book, "The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Strategies, Tools, and Activities for Teaching English Language Learners of All Levels," (co-authored by Katie Hull Sypnieski) was published in the Summer of 2012